bow and scrape; stoop obsequiously ? 安能～事權(quán)貴，使我不得開(kāi)心顏！ (李白《夢(mèng)游天姥吟留別》) How can I stoop obseqiously and serve the mighty ones! |It stifles my soul.
摧眉折腰cuī méi zhé yāo
比喻低頭彎腰，在上級(jí)面前巴結(jié)討好的樣子。bow and scrape, bow unctuously, meek and subservient